When Honiton was bypassed in the 1960's, the excavation for the road uncovered the bones of the 'Honiton Hippo' and other animals that lived during a warm period in the Ice Age about 125,000 years ago.

This display was put together with funding from the Heritage Lottery 'Collecting Cultures' fund, together with Devon and Dorset County Councils. The fossils in the cabinet come from the nearby Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site and are arranged in age, with the oldest at the bottom. The time line on the right places all the specimens into context with the present day.